Chapter 190: The Other Side of the Na River
Leaving the Yiren village closest to Xiangcheng, and walking twenty days to the west, there is the most famous river in the Cangwu Forest, the Na River. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
The Na River flows from north to south, and its origin is the Snow Dragon Mountain. The river is 100 zhang wide, but because the forest is full of mountains, the water is slow and urgent, and it is a dangerous river.
There is no bridge built above the Na River, and the only way to cross the river is to take a boat, and it just so happens that the place where several people pass through is the relatively gentle place of the Na River, and there is an endless stream of boats coming and going, connecting the traffic on both sides of the river.
There is another Yiren village on the bank of the Na River, and this village is also the Yiren village farthest away from Xiangcheng. Most of the people in the village are begging for a living on the Na River, some are fishing nets and some are holding boats. What made Han Feng and Lijiao feel relieved was that because the village was far away in the forest, it was not easy to go to Xiangcheng, and it was difficult for Xiangcheng to come here, so the villagers were very little affected by Xiangcheng and basically retained their original living habits.
Although the two tribes live together, they are not as lazy as the people in other villages, so as far as the eye can see, the bare ridges have been reclaimed into terraces, and the forests around the village are also planted with many vegetables and fruits.
There was only one thing that made Han Feng puzzled: "Since this is the farthest village, there shouldn't be anyone on the other side of the Na River, how can there be traffic going back and forth?"
Li Yu said: "Isn't it to be given by the generations? In the depths of the forest, there are those mountain delicacies that are liked by high-ranking officials and nobles, and there are many cherished medicinal materials. If the generation himself is afraid of hardship and refuses to come, does it depend on our people?"
Han Feng realized: "No wonder there are many merchants in the village. ”
"Hmph, those merchants aren't good things!" interjected the boatman who was rocking the boatman, listening to the gossip of several people. The boatman was a young man of sixteen or seventeen years old, small but stocky, and he was sweaty because of the strength of the row, so he was naked in the sun.
His swarthy skin was shining with sweat, and if it weren't for the smell of freshly lit firecrackers in the air, it would almost make people think it was summer.
This little brother's name is very ordinary, and in pronoun terms, it means "auspicious". There are many generations in the village, and people call him "Brother Xianger" in order to call him smooth.
Han Feng had never had a good impression of businessmen, but when he heard Brother Xiang'er's words, he was extremely angry, and he couldn't help but be curious, so he asked, "What do you say?"
Brother Xiang said: "Those people came to the village to collect our things, and they gave gold and silver at the beginning. But we live in the mountains, and gold and silver are like stones to us, and we can't use them at all. They learned to be obedient, and then they brought dried meat and rice from outside, and first exchanged gold with us, and then they exchanged things, and they had the final say on how much they could exchange. The people in the village didn't know it at first, but when they came to Xiangcheng, they realized that the price they gave was ten times more expensive than that in the city!"
Kuroko had been scratching his feet with a sad face, and then he also spoke: "I said young man...... This would have been normal. Merchants walked here from Xiangcheng, and they had to eat and drink along the way, which was all expenses. What's more, the forest is full of fierce beasts, maybe they will die at any time, isn't human life valuable?"
"I ......" The young man's clear eyes flashed with doubt, and he felt that although the black sentences were all reasonable, how to listen to them and feel that they were wrong, but he couldn't find a place to convince him.
Seeing that Brother Xiang was dumbfounded by the crooked reasoning of the sunspot, he hurriedly said: "The life of the generation is the life of the people, isn't our life the life of the human life? Those medicinal materials grow on the cliffs, in the mountain streams, and the forests that cross the Nahe River are not easy for us to go, is this not a treasure that we will pick up after nine deaths? A Ganoderma lucidum is exchanged for a bowl of rice, and a catty of safflower is exchanged for half a catty of jerky, Heizi, don't you say that you don't know what price is sold in Xiangcheng." ”
"Merchants make profits, and this has been the case since ancient times. "Kuroko's life is in Liji's hands, so he is naturally a little taboo about her. And after listening to Liyu Fangcai's words, he felt even more worried about his future: "Beauty, you said that the forest on the other side of the river is more dangerous?
Lijiao said: "Of course. There are few people over there, and we are walking on a road that no one has taken, so maybe we will have to open our own way! Why, are you afraid? Sister Wanrou hasn't complained about being tired yet!"
Kuroko glanced at Wanrou, thinking that this girl is like a sister to you, and now even the green python treats her like half a master. When Han Feng couldn't take her over, the green python could still hang her directly...... What is she tired of. However, the slander of the belly is the slander, after all, it can't be declared, the sunspot snorted, bowed slightly and said: "Auntie, how far is this from the place you said? If I have been walking for more than a month, the poison on my body will attack." ”
Lijiao giggled, "So you're worried about this." Don't worry, I've already thought about it and will help you count the days. I haven't been to the Holy City either, so if the time comes, I'll help you detoxify it first, and then give you the next poison. Brother Kuroko, you are in such good health, you will never die halfway. ”
When Han Feng heard this, he couldn't help laughing, among the four people, only Wanrou couldn't bear it, but he knew that he couldn't persuade him to leave, so he had to stop mentioning it.
Kuroko had already lost his temper from the anger, and at this time he had no choice but to lift a stone used for ballast on the boat and throw it into the Na River.
The Na River is calm at the moment, and the stones thrown into the river can still be faintly seen after sinking for a while. A few people were feeling that the river was clear, and suddenly the center of the river was dark, and there was a huge thing swimming under the boat, and after a while, they didn't know where they went.
"Oh my God. Kuroko was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat, trembling all over his body and hurriedly sat back in the cabin, constricting himself and not daring to make a big move. Han Feng also saw the giant beast in the river, only to feel that his heart stopped beating a few times in an instant, and then hugged Wanrou tighter, secretly glad that Wanrou didn't look into the water, otherwise he was afraid that he would scream in fright.
The boat in Brother Xiang'er's hand stopped for a moment, and then continued to paddle steadily, Li Jiao glanced at the bottom of the boat indifferently, took out a handful of minced meat from his arms and threw it into the river, and then his lips moved slightly, not knowing what to say.
"Divide the water. Bai Tong only said two words, and Han Feng felt that the speed of the ship seemed to be much faster.
Unable to resist his curiosity, he looked up from the side of the ship and looked underneath the hull. The jerky floated on the water, as if it had come to life, and they were all gathered around the bottom of the boat, propelling the boat to the other side.
If you look closely, you can see that there are countless small "feet" around the jerky, which should be an unknown insect in the water that has been recruited by Lijiao. There were so many of these insects that in an instant, the water around the boat turned black, and this mass of darkness was obviously bigger than the giant beast in the river.
Lijiao chewed on the remaining jerky and said, "Animals are like this, bullying the soft and afraid of the hard." You give it the illusion that your side is bigger than it, and it will naturally run away. It's just that...... Since the bighead is planning to come out to feed, I am afraid that the river will not be peaceful today. ”
Sure enough, as soon as she spoke, a small boat in the distance suddenly made a loud noise, and in an instant the hull of the boat cracked into pieces, and the four or five people on the boat fell into the water screaming, and no one showed their heads out again.
The boats on the surrounding river sped up in the hope of reaching the opposite bank as soon as possible, but no one took a second look at the sunken boat.
The future is even more dangerous, and the appearance of the bighead undoubtedly provides the best evidence for Li's words.
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